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I'd recommend https://getsol.us https://getsol.us if you asked me what Desktop Linux distro to get.

by xaduha 8y ago

rudedogg 8y ago
I really like Solus, but I've had issues updating it. I installed it on an old laptop for a friend, which they have occasionally used for a year or two. Recently, they wanted help setting up a USB device, so I started by trying to update. The GUI showed a progress bar like it was working on it, but it wouldn't proceed. To debug, I ran the update utility from the command line. It spit out an error that the update server JSON wouldn't load. I copied the URL and paste it into a browser - it was some sort of cache miss. It made it so I couldn't update or install anything, forcing me to reinstall the OS. This was a couple weeks ago. I also vaguely remember something similar happening when I used it for a year or so; where I couldn't get updates to work and had to reinstall.
- xaduha 8y ago
  Well they changed stuff recently, new domain, new ISO. I hope that means they got their act together, it's a great project overall.
ledgerdev 8y ago
I too love solus, but I'm a bit concerned with the ongoing project stability with it's creator and technical leader(ikey) leaving the project. It's been such an amazing project. What do other think, can it continue to be relatively stable and not break things too much going forward?
- xaduha 8y ago
  Have you read/listened to this? https://getsol.us/2018/10/27/in-full-sail https://getsol.us/2018/10/27/in-full-sail I'm hopeful, it's great to have BDFL at the start, but community takeover should and does happen at some point. Maybe this is it.
  - ledgerdev 8y ago
    Yes, been following it closely. Let's hope it survives because it's a great distro.
- cnasc 8y ago
  My impression is that Ikey has been more or less gone for a while, and the recent news was just confirmation that he didn't plan on coming back. I use Solus on my Thinkpad and it's been great for me (I package SBCL and Kakoune for Solus)
  - ledgerdev 8y ago
    Yep, but it seems as if critical problems with updates(https://www.reddit.com/r/SolusProject/comments/9xrpeq/uodate_broke_my_system/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SolusProject/comments/9xrpeq/uodate...) are more common recently. I haven't used solus daily for about 6 months, and prior to that used it daily for a couple years. I too will be putting it on a thinkpad shortly, we will see how it goes.

I'd recommend https://getsol.us https://getsol.us if you asked me what Desktop Linux distro to get.

by xaduha 8y ago

I'd recommend https://getsol.us https://getsol.us if you asked me what Desktop Linux distro to get.

I really like Solus, but I've had issues updating it. I installed it on an old laptop for a friend, which they have occasionally used for a year or two. Recently, they wanted help setting up a USB device, so I started by trying to update. The GUI showed a progress bar like it was working on it, but it wouldn't proceed. To debug, I ran the update utility from the command line. It spit out an error that the update server JSON wouldn't load. I copied the URL and paste it into a browser - it was some sort of cache miss. It made it so I couldn't update or install anything, forcing me to reinstall the OS. This was a couple weeks ago. I also vaguely remember something similar happening when I used it for a year or so; where I couldn't get updates to work and had to reinstall.

xaduha 8y ago
Well they changed stuff recently, new domain, new ISO. I hope that means they got their act together, it's a great project overall.

ledgerdev 8y ago

I too love solus, but I'm a bit concerned with the ongoing project stability with it's creator and technical leader(ikey) leaving the project. It's been such an amazing project. What do other think, can it continue to be relatively stable and not break things too much going forward?

xaduha 8y ago
Have you read/listened to this? https://getsol.us/2018/10/27/in-full-sail https://getsol.us/2018/10/27/in-full-sail I'm hopeful, it's great to have BDFL at the start, but community takeover should and does happen at some point. Maybe this is it.
- ledgerdev 8y ago
  Yes, been following it closely. Let's hope it survives because it's a great distro.
cnasc 8y ago
My impression is that Ikey has been more or less gone for a while, and the recent news was just confirmation that he didn't plan on coming back. I use Solus on my Thinkpad and it's been great for me (I package SBCL and Kakoune for Solus)
- ledgerdev 8y ago
  Yep, but it seems as if critical problems with updates(https://www.reddit.com/r/SolusProject/comments/9xrpeq/uodate_broke_my_system/ https://www.reddit.com/r/SolusProject/comments/9xrpeq/uodate...) are more common recently. I haven't used solus daily for about 6 months, and prior to that used it daily for a couple years. I too will be putting it on a thinkpad shortly, we will see how it goes.